Jay Adelson
InvestorGeneral Partner at Center Electric
Detroit Metropolitan Area
Writes $100K – $600K checks · typically $250K
About
Jay Adelson is CEO and Co-Founder of Scorbit, a company integrating Internet infrastructure into retro-gaming for players and venues. He founded Equinix (NASDAQ: EQIX), Digg, Revision3, SimpleGeo, and Opsmatic, co-founded the venture fund Center Electric with Andy Smith, and has served as a board member at Megaport since 2019. In 2008, Time Magazine named him one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World; he lives near Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Experience
- ScorbitCEO, Co-Foundercurrent2015 — presentAnn Arbor, Michigan, United States
- MegaportMember, Board of Directorscurrent2019 — present
- Center ElectricGeneral Partnercurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- OpsmaticChairman, Founder2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Self-EmployedBoard Member, Consultant, Advisor2011 — 2014
- Defense.Net, IncMember, Board of Directors2013 — 2014
- NewAer, IncMember Board of Directors2013 — 2014
- 3Crowd Technologies, IncMember, Board of Directors2010 — 2012
- XDN, IncMember, Board of Directors2010 — 2012
- Revision3 CorporationChairman, Founder2005 — 2012
- Revision3 CorporationChairman, Founder, CEO2005 — 2007San Francisco Bay Area
- SimpleGeo, Inc.Chief Executive Officer2010 — 2011
- Digg, Inc.Chairman, CEO2005 — 2010
- Equinix, Inc.Founder, Chief Technology Officer1998 — 2005
- Equinix, Inc.Member, Board of Directors1998 — 2000
- Netcom On-Line Communications, Inc.Director, Network Operations1994 — 1997
Education
- Boston UniversityB.S., Film and Broadcasting
- Cranbrook Kingswood1979 — 1988
Skills & more
Mentoring24Leadership44Management15Strategy27SaaS37Enterprise Software12CEO Coaching3Social Media63Internet Infrastructure2Raising Venture Capital3IPO18Recruiting11
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Jay Adelson work?
- Jay Adelson is General Partner at Center Electric.
- What check size does Jay Adelson write?
- Jay Adelson typically writes checks of $100K – $600K.
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